Dr. Bulami Edward Fonyuy
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Dr Bulami Edward Fonyuy is a literary scholar and holds a PhD in Postcolonial Literatures, with a specialisation in Oral Literature. He is a member of the Nso community, and served as the Nso Cultural and Development Association (NSODA) Secretary General from 2009 – 2017. In this role he supported Sehm Mbinglo I – Paramount Fon of the Nso with drafting correspondence to various stakeholders in the Ngonnso restitution case. He also sensitised Nso community members and the general public – in Cameroon and abroad – to the issues surrounding the restitution of Ngonnso, especially through publications and presentations. He also actively mobilised Nso community members to participate in the fight for Ngonnso, as the ideator and main promoter of the annual Nso Cultural Festival. He remained actively involved in the more recent restitution efforts surrounding Ngonnso, as a cultural consultant for Ngonnso and a member of the entourage that accompanied the Fon of Nso to Berlin in 2022. Fonyuy currently lectures on Heritage and Restitution at the University of Bamenda, Cameroon. He also recently authored Colonial Disruptions on African Cultural Heritage: Documenting the Ngonnso Restitution Saga from 1902-2024; a deep dive into the challenges and possibilities of African restitution, based on his experience with Ngonnso.
Colonial Disruptions on African Cultural Heritage: Documenting the Ngonnso Restitution Saga (1902-2024) ; Restitution and Digitization of African Cultural Heritage:Time to Decolonize and Reconceptualize African Preservation Spaces.